Kinne, Stefan; Schopenhauer, Mila; Steffen, Melanie (2023): Multibeam bathymetry raw data (Kongsberg EM 122 entire dataset) of RV MARIA S. MERIAN during cruise MSM79/2 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.947839
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Abstract:
Multibeam bathymetry raw data using the ship's own Kongsberg EM 122 multibeam echosounder was almost continuously recorded during RV MARIA S. MERIAN cruise MSM79/2. Data was recorded on 11 days between 2018-12-06 and 2018-12-18. This dataset contains an elongated transit survey at the North Atlantic Ocean passing the Rocket Seamount. Also data at the Caribbean Sea was acquired. The approximate average depth of the entire dataset is around 3500m.
The data are archived at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) and provided to PANGAEA database for data curation and publication. Ancillary sound velocity profiles (SVP) files from the cruise are archived at the BSH, thus SVP files are added to this dataset. However, data analysis of the multibeam raw data revealed that SVP has not been changed during the survey.
This publication is conducted within the efforts of the German Marine Research Alliance in the core area 'Data management and Digitalization' (Deutsche Allianz Meeresforschung, DAM).
Data are unprocessed and therefore contains incorrect depth measurements (artifacts) without further processing. Note that refraction errors can be expected due to the lack of proper SVP. Overall, it appears that the data quality is rather good since the gridded hillshade data showed relatively few obstacles.
Data can be processed e.g. with the open source software package MB-System (Caress, D. W., and D. N. Chayes, MB-System: Mapping the Seafloor, http://www.mbari.org/products/research-software/mb-system/, 2022).
Related to:
Kinne, Stefan; Kirchner, Ulrike; Fiedler, Stephanie; Kumar, Vinod; Tuinder, Olaf; Steffen, Melanie; Schopenhauer, Mila; Hainbucher, Dagmar; Schneehorst, Anja (2018): Measuring Over Ocean References (of aerosol, clouds and trace-gases for evaluations of satellite retrievals and model simulations), Cruise No. MSM 79/2, 6.12.2018 - 18.12.2018, Mindelo (Cabo Verde) - Bahia de las Minas (Panama). MARIA S. MERIAN-Berichte, Gutachterpanel Forschungsschiffe, MSM79/2, 28 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/cr_msm79_2
Project(s):
DAM Underway Research Data (DAM_Underway)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 14.749274 * Median Longitude: -45.212673 * South-bound Latitude: 9.645141 * West-bound Longitude: -79.832422 * North-bound Latitude: 16.918927 * East-bound Longitude: -25.077008
Date/Time Start: 2018-12-06T18:34:22 * Date/Time End: 2018-12-18T11:29:59
Minimum ELEVATION: -5731.1733 m a.s.l. * Maximum ELEVATION: -307.9507 m a.s.l.
Event(s):
MSM79/2_0_Underway-1 * Latitude Start: 16.918900 * Longitude Start: -25.077000 * Latitude End: 9.571140 * Longitude End: -79.860000 * Date/Time Start: 2018-12-06T18:34:22 * Date/Time End: 2018-12-18T12:02:20 * Campaign: MSM79/2 * Basis: Maria S. Merian * Method/Device: EM122 multibeam echosounder (EM122) * Comment: Event shows start/end point (date/time & coordinates) of first/last data record using Kongsberg EM 122 multibeam echosounder during cruise MSM79/2
Comment:
These data should not be used for navigational purposes.
Data publishing was realized by Daniel Damaske, MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (University Bremen).
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 1 (ProcLevel1)
Size:
3602 data points
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